Durva (Ashish): A Mini Story, Tale or Fiction about Negativism

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‘Durva (Ashish) ‘a Modern Garhwali Story by Manoj Ghildiyal (Shailvani, 8/9/2011)-1-a critical Review and Analysis

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                              Review by Bhishma Kukreti

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     ‘There are various definitions of negativism as:

Negativism is a habitual attitude of skepticism or resistance to the suggestions, order of others.

Negativism is a behavioral character by persistent refusal of suggestions, order by others.  

Negativism is a tendency to refuse, to refuse what is expected or to oppose suggestion

Negativism is also related to answer in negative words (though, the teller does not really mean it).

Negativism is a pessimistic attitude towards life, while answering or taking suggestions.

  The readers would be knowing passimsitic approaches in our normal talking as “Khanak kharab t ni banyu ch ?(Is food non tasty ?) . Instead of asking about the taste it is said ‘Is food non tasty?” Or when a child asks for food, the answer from mother is ‘Kani Kand lagin tai Ladwad par ‘?

Durva (Ashish) is a mini story (tale, Fiction) by Manoj Ghildiyal about negative mentality of Garhwalis in normal behavior.   

                In Garhwali story ‘Durva (Ashish)’, a brother in law asks a relative (bhabh, bau) and she answers in negative words (though it is not her intention) by habit.

अर रै बि जैल त कौन से तुमन मेरि डांडि नि जाण नि दीण 

 The story subject is good but Manoj could not make very sharp from storytelling point of view. The language dialect is from Shrinagar side  

Durva (Ashish) is a mini story (tale, Fiction) by Manoj Ghildiyal about negative mentality of Garhwalis in normal behavior.  

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti 16/10/2012

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